Cole Ragans

Royals placed LHP Cole Ragans on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 8, with a left rotator cuff strain.

Oh dear. Ragans was highly ineffective in his start last week against the Cardinals, and it appears that he wasn’t at 100 percent while pitching in that outing. He’s out for at least two weeks, but there’s a great chance that this will be a longer stint on the shelf for the 27-year-old. Kansas City should offer a more concrete timeline soon.